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Darlington

Name: Darlington punctuality
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Trains at Darlington arrived on average 2 min late over the last 30 days, based on 179 timed arrivals out of 346 services; 82% were within 5 minutes.

Counted from 14 September 2026 to 14 September 2026, as of 14 September 2026. Facts from the rail feeds we archive; nothing on this page is a prediction. How we count.

82%
within 5 min, of 179: 2 min
late on average: 0
cancelled, of 346

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Next departures

Board as of 10:09 London time; each train shows when its last update arrived. Times are the feed's own; a platform is marked expected until the operator confirms it.

London Kings Cross
09:58 · Platform 5 · updated 10:0809:59Departed

Saltburn
10:00 · Platform 6 · updated 10:0310:00Departed

Newcastle
10:02 · Platform 4 (expected) · LNER · updated 10:0810:1311 min late

Edinburgh Waverley
10:07 · Platform 4 (expected) · CrossCountry · updated 10:0610:2215 min late

Plymouth
10:11 · Platform 1 (expected) · CrossCountry · updated 10:0210:11On time

Catterick Garrison Tesco (Bus)
10:13 · Platform not yet known · updated 06:1310:13On time

Saltburn
10:21 · Platform 1 (expected) · updated 10:0810:21On time

Bishop Auckland
10:23 · Platform 4 (expected) · updated 10:0910:23On time

All 32 departures in the next two hours

Punctuality

How trains here have run

Trains at Darlington arrived on average 2 min late over the last 30 days, based on 179 timed arrivals out of 346 services; 82% were within 5 minutes. Half of them were on time and four in five were within 4 min. 0 services were cancelled (0%) and 2 more were cancelled at some stops. The platform changed after being announced on 0% of 226 calls with a platform. The busiest hour is 10:00–11:00 (23 services); the worst day was Monday 14 September 2026 (2 min late on average).

Punctuality at Darlington, measured at this station against the public timetable. Rates show the sample they are counted from; “—” means no figure. Platform changes are counted over calls with a platform.
Measure	7 days14 September 2026 – 14 September 2026	30 days14 September 2026 – 14 September 2026	All time14 September 2026 – 14 September 2026
Services	346	346	346
Within 5 minutes	82% of 179	82% of 179	82% of 179
Average delay	2 min of 179	2 min of 179	2 min of 179
Half were within	under a minute	under a minute	under a minute
Four in five were within	4 min	4 min	4 min
Cancelled	0 of 346	0 of 346	0 of 346
Cancelled at some stops	2	2	2
Platform changed	0% of 226	0% of 226	0% of 226
Busiest hour	10:00–11:00 (23)	10:00–11:00 (23)	10:00–11:00 (23)
Worst day	14 September 2026 (2 min)	14 September 2026 (2 min)	14 September 2026 (2 min)

Routes from here

Darlington to Catterick Garrison Tesco (Bus)27 services

Routes to here

Catterick Garrison Tesco (Bus) to Darlington29 services

Operators

LNER885 calls in the last 30 days
Northern436 calls in the last 30 days
CrossCountry357 calls in the last 30 days
TransPennine Express275 calls in the last 30 days
Lumo56 calls in the last 30 days
Other operator2 calls in the last 30 days
Grand Central1 calls in the last 30 days

Nearby stations

North Road1.9 km
Dinsdale5.2 km
Heighington8.8 km
Newton Aycliffe10.6 km
Allens West11.9 km
Yarm12.5 km
Eaglescliffe12.8 km
Shildon13.2 km

About this station

Country: Great Britain
CRS code: DAR
Coordinates: 54.5205, -1.5473

Every figure on this page is a count over the feed messages we archive, measured at this station against the public timetable. See the leaderboards or every station in Great Britain.